Liam Day offers his final thoughts on last week’s terrible events and our responsibility to not just remember them, but to understand them in all their complexity.
9/11 Families Furious Over Visitor Fees at NYC Memorial
April 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The father of one firefighter lost in the Twin Towers said, “The memorial should be free for everybody to pay their respects. You wouldn’t charge money to get into a cemetery.”
Artist Surprises New York City Subway Riders With Instant Portraits
April 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
Yuriy Modlikskiy keeps stacks of sketchbooks chronicling the faces of New Yorkers he thought were interesting enough to draw.
NY State Senator Eric Adams Testifies Comissioner Kelly Wants to ‘Instill Fear’ in Young Men of Color
April 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
Adams’ testimony marked the latest in a series of explosive allegations leveled against the NYPD in an ongoing trial targeting the department’s “stop-and-frisk” policy.
BREAKING NEWS: Alec Baldwin Cleared of Racism Charge By Audio Tape
February 18, 2013 by 19 Comments
The speed with which people attacked Baldwin as a bigot is alarming and tragic. The man deserves an apology.
Would-Be Robber Changes Mind, Leaves With Food Instead
January 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
Police Chief Troy McGee said, “In Helena, I don’t recall recently something like this has happened.”
It Turns Out Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins Weren’t Fighting Over Paternity
December 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Reports of a fight over little Zoey’s paternity have been denied. Liam Day deconstructs them for the journalistic problems they expose.
NYPD and Occupy Wall Street Work Together To Keep the Peace
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Hurricane Sandy has united activists and authorities.
The Murder of Ki Suk Han: Should a Photo of a Man About to Die Be Considered Photojournalism?
December 5, 2012 by 6 Comments
In the wake of the brutal murder of Ki Suk Han, who died when pushed in front of a train, S.E. Smith examines the role of photojournalism in exploiting human suffering.
Does Fatherhood Mean Threatening Strangers With a Chain?
December 5, 2012 by 16 Comments
What is the appropriate response to discovering your teenage daughter is having sex?
Video: Hero Bus Driver Catches Child Who Fell 3 Stories
July 17, 2012 by 4 Comments
“‘I just prayed that I’d catch her,’ Stephen St. Bernard recalled after rescuing the child yesterday. He did.”
Should We Forgive Anthony Weiner? How About Electing Him Mayor?
July 15, 2012 by 10 Comments
Early reports say that Anthony Weiner may run for mayor… At what point do we forget Weiner’s transgressions? How much remorse is enough? At what point did Weiner’s private life become a matter of national business, anyway?
Kim Jong-un: Like Father, Like Son?
May 28, 2012 by 4 Comments
Bert Cattivera reports on what the media is saying about Kim Jong-Il’s successor, his son Kim Jong-un. Will this leader be as terrifying as his father?
Open Thread: Hooters Restaurants – Good or Bad?
May 5, 2012 by 49 Comments
Park Slope is at war — against Hooters. Would you fight to keep Hooters out of your neighborhood, or would you welcome them with open arms?
NY Post: Racism Is Just What Everyone’s Thinking, Right?
May 4, 2012 by 9 Comments
New York Post columnist goes on a racist tirade about the new black and white logo and uniforms for the Nets.
Parsing the Hard Science of
AshleyMadison.com
May 4, 2012 by 16 Comments
When considering the “Cheating Dads of Brooklyn” be wary of soft data and hard ambitions.
“You have reminded me how much I love men!”
These are comments by bobbt, Patty, and Michael Cusden on the post “What Dads Really Want For Father’s Day”.